Millen, Henry Edward | Day 7
£30 spent in bribes & treating
Party: Liberal
Witness Testimony:
- 6736.
(Mr. Jeune.) Where do you live ? — No. 18, Griffin Street.
- 6737.
What are you ? —Trinity pilot.
- 6738.
What money did you have at the election ? — 30L.
- 6739.
From whom ? — Mr. Outwin.
- 6740.
In one sum ? — Yes.
- 6741.
What did you do with it ? — Spent it in bribery.
- 6742.
Did you give it all away ? — Yes, except about 2L. or 2L. 10s.
- 6743.
Have you got a list ? —No, I have no list.
- 6744.
Can you make out a list ? — Yes, I can do so.
- 6745.
Be so good as to make out a list, giving the name and address and occupation of the person, and the sum you gave each ? — I will do so.
- 6965.
Recalled and further examined
(Mr. Jeune) We have your list now. I see you paid Mr. Robert Pysden 5L., what was that for ? — For voting.
- 6966.
And John Hadley Mumbray 3L. ; that was for the same purpose, I suppose ? — Yes.
- 6967.
Then Amelia Hall, “Port Arms,” Beach Street ; what was that for ? — Expenses, refreshments, drink, &c.
- 6968.
Treating in fact ? — Yes. There was hire of rooms included in that.
- 6969.
Then various items 5L. 10s. ; what is that for ? — Treating; small items.
- 6970.
Treating that you did yourself ? — Yes.
- 6971.
Did you treat many voters ? — Yes, several.
- 6972.
Who did you treat; do you know ? — I do not know their names ; they were small amounts ; some I gave 2s. 6d. and some 3s. And some 5s. to get clear out of the way.
- 6973.
And you have not any list ? — No.
- 6974.
Cannot you tell us their names ? — Not all those I cannot.
- 6975.
Cannot you tell us some of them ; just think ? I could not indeed.
- 6976.
It is 5L. 10s., you see there must have been a good many of them ? — Oh yes, a great many of course.
- 6977.
Cannot you think of any of them ? — No, I cannot.
- 6978.
I should like to have some of their names if you can give them me. As it is 5L. 10s. there must have been a goodish few you know ? — I really could not give you any.
- 6979.
There is in hand 2L. 14s. ; what is that ? — The balance left out of the 30L.
- 6980.
Did you tell Mr. Outwin that you had that balance left ? — I did not, but I told Mr. Outwin when he gave it, that any money I had left I should return to him. I must give you to understand that I never had a sixpence for electioneering purposes from my own party in my life. If I cannot do without that I never wish to have any.
- 6981.
Is that the whole of the money that you had ? — The whole.
- 6982.
None for yourself ? — No, none for myself ; it is the first time I ever had any, and it will be the last. I never had a sixpence in my life from anyone.